SKU: IS.VCP4195EM
ISBN 9790365041954.
In 1901, Flor Alpaerts finished his music studies at the Flemish School of Music of Antwerp, which later became the Royal Flemish Conservatory. He studied harmony and composition with Jan Blockx. In 1903 he became professor at this institute and from 1934 until 1941 its director. For one season (1922-1923) he was also director of the Royal Flemish Opera House of Antwerp together with the Bass Arthur Steurbaut. His fame, as a composer and a conductor, came shortly after World War I, when he succeeded in 1919 Eduard Keurvels as conductor of the concerts organized by the Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp and as artistic director of the Peter Benoit Fonds. He also conducted the choral group Arti Vocali. As a composer, Flor Alpaerts was the leading figure in the Flemish impressionistic movement. An impressionism that came closer to Richard Strauss and Ottorino Respighi than to Claude Debussy. A highlight in this direction was the symphonic poem Pallieter (1921-1924). With his suite James Ensor, inspired by four works of the Ostend painter, he created an expressionistic work. In his later compositions he turned to neo-classicism.
SKU: HL.14028648
ISBN 9781846092244. 9.0x12.0x0.175 inches.
Sallinen's Sonata For Cello And Piano Op.86 was commissioned by the Naantali Music Festival, Finland in 2004. It was first performed by Arto Noras and Rolf Gothoni at Naantali Church on 10th June 2005 as part of the festival. The piece is structured across four movements, a Barcarola, a Serenata, a Scherzo and an Epilogue.
SKU: HL.49029277
ISBN 9790220132421. UPC: 196288000358. 9.0x12.0x0.13 inches.
SKU: HL.49004570
ISBN 9790001047883. UPC: 073999506778. 9.0x12.0x0.049 inches.
SKU: BT.DV-22114
